Social Mobility in Kerala: Modernity and Identity in Conflict

By Filippo Osella and Caroline Osella

Essential reading for Indianists and those engaged in the comparative study of modernity, be they anthropologists, historians, or sociologists' - Ethnos 'This comprehensive ethnographic study by two social anthropologists of a community in the southern Indian state of Kerala provides a deep understanding of Keralite society, setting it within a complex analytical framework that goes far beyond most previous literature on the area.' - International Review of Social History

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074531693X
• ISBN13: 9780745316932
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"